Paul Gascoigne’s tears, upon receiving the yellow card that would have ruled him out of a FIFA World Cup Final for England, became one of the iconic images of the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
A celebration mimicked across the globe following Italy’s famous win at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The look of pure ecstasy on the face of Marco Tardelli as he help his country win their third title.
Lauded as one of the greatest players in the world coming into the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Roberto Baggio had the weight of the Italian nation on his shoulders. At no point would this be felt more than in the penalty shootout in the final. A moment that he would never forget, for all the wrong reasons.
This is the story of Brandi Chastain’s iconic celebration at the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup. A celebration that, in her own words, "was kind of the window to people seeing women's soccer maybe for the first time, I’m proud of that."
'The Hand of God" and the 'Goal of the Century'. Diego Maradona’s performance against England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, showed both sides of his footballing personality, only helping cement him as one of the most divisive players in football history.
It was a comeback that few had expected, that culminated in a moment never to be forgotten. Having regained his place at the summit of world football with a series of sumptuous performances at the 2006 World Cup, Zinedine Zidane would leave the field in the final in disgrace.
Johan Cruyff became the embodiment of a new and exciting style of Dutch football. Nowhere was this more clearly demonstrated than at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where the great midfielder’s ingenuity and creativity propelled his team to the brink of glory.
When Manchester United team-mates Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney found themselves pitted against each other in the Quater-Finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, everyone was excited to see the two stars face each other. But what happened at the 62nd minute of the game between Portugal and England nobody could predict...
Red cards, penalties and one of the most infamous handball in World Cup history. The 2010 match between Ghana and Uruguay was one for the ages.
In the 2019 FIFA World Cup, Brazil legend Marta became the only player to score in five different editions of the tournament, as well as the all-time leading goalscorer, for both men and women.